Younger: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Younger Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
#LizaToo
Jun 5, 2018
Liza returns to Empirical hoping to resume business as usual, but Charles announces a new project that spurs several unsettling revelations.
A Titanic Problem
Jun 12, 2018
Liza and Kelsey seek out a potential business partner for Millennial, and newlywed Josh returns to Brooklyn and Charles sees Liza with fresh eyes.
The End of the Tour
Jun 19, 2018
Liza faces complications on the "Marriage Vacation" book tour. Kelsey and Zane head to Washington, D.C., to court a speechwriter's prospective memoir.
The Talented Mr. Ridley
Jun 26, 2018
Liza gets to know a charming journalist and confronts Charles, Diana agrees to a date with a familiar face, and Josh wants a reset.
Big Little Liza
Jul 10, 2018
Liza worries about her daughter's online activities, Kelsey's relationship with Jake crosses a professional boundary, and Josh contemplates a long-term decision.
Sex, Liza and Rock & Roll
Jul 17, 2018
Kelsey is torn between Jake and Zane, Liza helps Charles retrieve an eccentric rock star's manuscript, and Diana ventures to Staten Island.
A Christmas Miracle
Jul 24, 2018
It's Christmas in New York! Liza must attend a party with Caitlin and her ex-husband, Kelsey finds herself caught up in a web of her own making as she struggles to keep both her re
The Bubble
Jul 31, 2018
After the holidays, Liza adjusts to a new normal as she and Charles take their relationship to the next level. Maggie hears some hard truths from an ex, and Kelsey course-corrects
Honk if You're Horny
Aug 7, 2018
Liza and Kelsey find themselves at odds over two book offers when a self-made billionaire pitches a book on power to Millennial. Kelsey is honored with an award, and Lauren works h
Girls on the Side
Aug 14, 2018
Josh celebrates at his launch party, Liza is tired of keeping secrets, Caitlin's new middle-aged boyfriend raises eyebrows, and Diana meets a challenge head-on.
Fraudlein
Aug 21, 2018
In a last-ditch effort to save the company, Charles takes Empirical and Millennial to the world's biggest annual book fair in Frankfurt, Germany where Liza receives an offer that c
Lizability
Aug 28, 2018
Change is in the air at Empirical, and Liza considers her options. Meanwhile, Kelsey receives surprising news, and Charles finds a solution.